"Break up into groups," he ordered, "part on one side of the
street and part on the other, and go from house to house. Clean
them out thoroughly, and show no mercy to anybody you find with a
rifle in his hand. We'll assemble again at the end of this
street."
This plan was put into immediate operation. The four Army Boys
were together. With their rifle butts they battered in the doors
of houses, then fought their way up to the roofs against the most
treacherous opposition. Again and again one or the other escaped
death by what seemed a miracle, and they saw to it that the Huns
paid the price for these attacks. The second house that they
entered was a large one, and seemed a veritable maze of rooms, for
each one of which they had to fight to gain possession. As they
reached the foot of the stairway leading up to the top story, they
saw three burly Germans at the top, rifles in hand, evidently
prepared to stop the hated Americans at any cost.
"Surrender!" shouted Frank.
For answer, one of the Germans, who appeared to be the leader,
leveled his rifle at Frank's head, but before he could pull the
trigger, Bart's big automatic pistol spoke once, and the German
swayed, stumbled, and came crashing down the staircase.
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